Islam: Origins

The focus of this study is the origins of Islam.

Syllabus reference: p 24-25.

Origins of Islam

Students learn about:

  • Pre-Islamic Arabia as the cultural and historical context for the development of Islam

Students learn to:

  • Outline the social conditions and religious practices that existed in pre-Islamic Arabia

Students learn about:

  • The Prophet Muhammad

Students learn to:

  • Examine the principal events in Muhammad's li
  • Explain why the Prophet Muhammad as the final messenger is the model for Muslim life

Students learn about:

  • The development of Islam under the leadership of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs

Students learn to:

  • Describe the development of Islam after the death of Muhammad under the leadership of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs, accounting for the emergence of the Sunni and the Shi'ia